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Tidal energy for data centers: A sustainable power option

Tidal energy offers a sustainable and dependable power source for data centers. It reduces carbon emissions and operational costs but raises environmental and logistical concerns.

By Julia Borgini • March 3, 2025

How data centers can help balance the electrical grid

Data centers consume 1% of global electricity. To ease grid pressure, data centers should use renewable energy, partner with power companies and manage demand during peak times.

By Jacob Roundy • Feb. 27, 2025

Microsoft unveils quantum chip Majorana 1 for future advances

Microsoft unveils Majorana 1, a quantum chip with 8 qubits, aiming for 1 million. It focuses on scalability for breakthroughs in various fields despite current challenges.

By Antone Gonsalves • Feb. 20, 2025

What are COTS, MOTS, GOTS and NOTS?

COTS, MOTS, GOTS and NOTS are abbreviations that describe prepackaged software or -- less commonly -- hardware purchase alternatives. The four acronyms denote different classifications of software and hardware, each with its own unique characteristics and usage scenarios.

By Katie Terrell Hanna • Feb. 18, 2025

How to use data center wind turbines for sustainable energy

Wind power is a promising way for data centers to cut carbon footprints. Despite challenges, evolving technology offers efficient turbines for substantial electricity generation.

By Julia Borgini • Feb. 13, 2025

What is a motherboard?

A motherboard is the main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer.

By Paul Kirvan • Feb. 11, 2025

What is brain-computer interface (BCI)?

Brain-computer interface (BCI) is a device that translates signals in the brain to control some external activity.

By Gavin Wright • Feb. 10, 2025

Data center temperature and humidity guidelines

ASHRAE maintains a recommended list of humidity and temperature level standards for data centers. Discover which range of guidelines is best for each equipment class.

By Brien Posey • Feb. 10, 2025

How do CPU, GPU and DPU differ from one another?

Data centers use three varieties of processing units: CPU, GPU and DPU. Learn the unique uses for each and how to use them in conjunction to speed up data center workloads.

By Jacob Roundy • Feb. 5, 2025

AMD trims delivery time for MI350

AMD plans to send samples of the rack-scale AI chip to key customers in the current quarter.

By Antone Gonsalves • Feb. 5, 2025

Intel axes Falcon Shores amid market challenges

Intel decides its limited resources would be better spent on Falcon Shores' successor, Jaguar Shores.

By Antone Gonsalves • Jan. 31, 2025

VMware alternative vendors see 2025 as year to make a mark

Numerous KVM-derived hypervisors are competing to claim the title of VMware alternative among enterprise customers, but actual adoption rates are still a question.

By Tim McCarthy • Jan. 30, 2025

Explore 7 future potential quantum computing uses

Quantum computing development can benefit data centers. Potential quantum computing uses include improving supply chains, financial modeling, and AI and machine learning optimization.

By Jacob Roundy • Jan. 27, 2025

What is ISO 50001 (International Organization for Standardization 50001)?

ISO 50001 (International Organization for Standardization 50001) is a voluntary standard for designing, implementing and maintaining an energy management system.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 24, 2025

Intel Foundry gains new defense clients for 18A process

Intel Foundry secures defense contracts with Trusted Semiconductor Solutions and Reliable MicroSystems, highlighting confidence in its 18A manufacturing process.

By Antone Gonsalves • Jan. 21, 2025

Data center migration checklist: A move to modern facilities

Data center migration involves extensive planning. Use this data center migration checklist to organize the move, such as listing assets and managing hardware inventory.

By Robert McFarlane • Jan. 21, 2025

5 top colocation providers to watch in 2025

The market share leaders are poised to pursue more AI workloads in 2025, while also expanding their data center portfolios and addressing energy consumption issues.

By John Moore • Jan. 14, 2025

Is TEC the next data center cooling breakthrough?

Thermoelectric cooling uses semiconductors for efficient temperature control of IT equipment, while using less energy, but it has limitations in ambient cooling and scalability.

By Robert McFarlane • Jan. 13, 2025

Third-party VMware support for perpetual licenses growing

VMware support for perpetual licensed software by Broadcom may be dwindling, but third-party vendors are stepping up to fill the void.

By Tim McCarthy • Jan. 13, 2025

What is hot spot/cold spot?

A hot spot/cold spot is an undesirable, tightly focused local temperature variation that often occurs when data center equipment is improperly cooled.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 8, 2025

TOML vs. INI: Comparing configuration file formats

Organizations are adopting TOML and INI for configuration due to their readability and simplicity. Compare the formats to see if one is best for your organization.

By Damon Garn • Jan. 7, 2025

What is Hitachi Vantara?

Hitachi Vantara is a data storage systems provider, previously known as Hitachi Data Systems (HDS).

By Alexander Gillis, Erin Sullivan • Dec. 30, 2024

What is a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)?

A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) is the semiconductor technology used in most of today's integrated circuits (ICs), also known as chips or microchips.

By Robert Sheldon, Gavin Wright • Dec. 30, 2024

VMware by Broadcom changes to continue in 2025

After a year of lawsuits, customer confusion and a restructuring of the core business, VMware by Broadcom has much to prove in 2025 to avoid future irrelevancy in the data center.

By Tim McCarthy • Dec. 19, 2024

GPU scarcity shifts focus to GPUaaS

High GPU costs and scarcity drive users to GPUaaS for AI workloads. But businesses should assess needs before investing.

By Adam Armstrong • Dec. 18, 2024